episode_0044

“I had fun today too. However, I have to keep these precious memories to myself. I’m so sorry.”

After a long meditation, I heard Lufia’s voice while I was in a daze.

“So, if I officially return from this expedition… That’s when we have our first real experience.”

You fucking bitch.

You openly predicted that you would kill me.

“Ah… I’m already so excited. It’s still this good, but how good will my relationship with Mr. Zeke be… .”

It’s an emergency.

Until now, all sexual relationships with Rupiah have been unofficial. In the end, it all came to nothing, and all that remained was mental fatigue.

However, if sexual relations are officially banned, he will become mentally and physically tired, and his relationship with Rupiah will rapidly diminish.

‘Fuck… .’

When the period of time we met was short, it seemed like the progress was too fast.

When the time comes, you need to prepare your mind in many ways.

They say they’ve both been busy with work lately.

I put it off as long as possible, giving various reasons, but now I have no excuses to put it off.

‘Actually, it’s a miracle that we postponed it until now. We’ve known each other for 6 years, and we’ve been officially dating for 3 years.’

An inevitable fate was coming.

If the wall of sexual relations is torn down, the last thing left is marriage.

If it were Lufia, she would use the pregnancy attack to get a quick marriage.

And when I get married, I will retire from everything.

‘You’re really going to die.’

While my head was spinning, Lupia indifferently turned back time.

*

*

“Ha… .”

“What was it from earlier? Suddenly, I became depressed.”

“…I’m just tired.”

Time went by, and I had to watch the parade again after dinner.

I was already physically exhausted, but I was also mentally exhausted, so I felt like I was going to collapse.

Somehow, I gathered my wits, moved my feet, and headed toward the parking lot.

Veronica was disappointed in many ways, but unlike Kyra and her group who had booked a hotel, they had booked a day trip so they had to go back.

I got on the chartered bus and took off the hat and mask I was wearing.

Perhaps because we arrived earlier than the scheduled time, there was no one there, neither Birr nor the driver.

As my eyes closed, a huge gift box appeared.

‘By the way, you prepared a surprise, right?’

Veronica, who got on the bus later, also found a box.

“What is that?”

He must have already known that it was a gift for him, so he looked at me with eyes filled with anticipation.

“Well, it’s your gift.”

“Really!? Oh no. Oh, I can’t believe you’re preparing a gift like this. For a Zeke, he has good sense. I will especially accept you, so please be happy.”

Normally, I would just ignore such tsundere behavior, but listening to it in a tired state made me feel a bit embarrassed.

“Ugh… I played with him at The Snowy Land and even gave him a gift, but he’s acting like this. It’s not rewarding. You don’t seem particularly happy either. I won’t do it next time.”

Veronica was quite embarrassed by the words poured out as if she was lamenting her situation.

“What!? for a moment. What does that mean?”

“You didn’t say a word to me today that you were happy or thankful.”

“Well, whatever that is. If you were you, you would know without me saying it, right?”

“How do you know if you don’t say anything? Am I a mind reader? I don’t think I really want to receive that gift, so I’ll just throw it away.”

“Now, wait a minute. There’s no need for that.”

“No need to do that.”

“Ugh… .”

Veronica hesitated, fiddling with her fingers, and barely opened her mouth.

“Oh, today… It was a lot of fun… And then, a gift… Thank you.”

Veronica blushed profusely and finished speaking with difficulty. I stroked her head.

“I’m so happy to be honest.”

“Ugh… . Wow, it’s noisy. And don’t laugh like that.”

“Don’t smile, why?”

“…Because I hate it so much. It doesn’t matter in front of me, but don’t smile like that in front of other people. You will only live in shame.”

In short, it means that you should not smile carelessly in front of other people, but only smile in front of yourself.

After interpreting this guy’s tsundere behavior so much, I feel like I’ve reached the point where I can create a Veronica dictionary.

[Veronica’s strategy progress has increased. (86 -> 90%) Acquire 400 strategy points]

[Veronica’s favor level has increased. (5 -> MAX) Acquire 1000 strategy points]

A progress notification window suddenly appeared.

‘Oh, shit points.’

Veronica’s progress has finally reached the 90% level.

Now, it only takes one real event.

It’s a bit bad that my liking level has increased, but since Veronica was openly targeting me anyway, it won’t make much of a difference.

‘Well, the best treatment is financial treatment. The fatigue is completely gone.’

Of course, I was still tired, but I felt a little lighter, as if a burden had been lifted from my heart.

“Now, let’s open the gift.”

“Heung.”

Veronica has thrown away her cute honesty from before and gone into tsundere mode again.

Still, his eyes were sparkling, as if he couldn’t even hide his expression.

He slowly approached the box and began to unpack it, leaving behind one last lid and glancing back at me.

He seemed to want to open it with me, so he stood next to Veronica.

“Open it..?”

“Okay.”

What’s inside is the teddy bear you wanted anyway.

Veronica opened the lid of the box with trembling hands.

phut-!

With the sound of exploding fireworks,

A woman popping out of a box.

“Ta-da! Cheshire Cat Easy!”

“What the fuck.”

Instead of a teddy bear, a kitten came out of the box.

Cat ears sticking out of purple bob hair, a mischievous expression. A cute girl dressed as if she were going to a party somewhere.

[Heroine profile]

Name: Cheshire

Height: 154cm / Difficulty level: A

Progress: 40% / Like level: 3

A bad boy of the empire who causes all sorts of accidents. In fact, he is a chaotic evil who commits all kinds of heinous acts, so much so that the nickname ‘bad boy’ seems too weak.

The Investigation Bureau is working hard to catch him, but they can never catch him. Cheshire Cat, a heroine who cannot be contained.

“Zeke, it’s been a while. Did you miss me?”

“That’s bullshit. No, is it a cat thing?”

“Kuhuhuh~. Put those boring jokes aside. Because I brought something more interesting.”

The things that Cheshire brought back saying they were fun were all shit.

In particular, the large-scale event ‘Wonderland’ that is held periodically is the ultimate in bullshit.

Cheshire has been quiet recently, but it looks like they’ve been preparing for a new wonderland.

Fuck. Why do all these damn things come to me in droves?

“What is this? Cheshire? Is this the Cheshire I know? Um, that’s a gift?”

Veronica was hiding behind me, trembling.

Since he was such a notorious guy, Veronica also knew about Cheshire.

“Could it be a gift? Hey you bitch. What did you do with what was in there? Did you really throw it away?”

“Kuhuhuh. don’t worry. Because Mr. Bear is safe.”

This guy spoils gifts as he pleases?

“More than that, Zeke. A new wonderland is ready. Let’s have fun together this time too.”

I knew it. Cheshire said the third Wonderland is ready.

The thought of joining in with Cheshire’s antics again made me feel sick to my stomach.

“Zeek? Are you okay? Well, it’s not a dangerous situation right now, right?”

Poor Veronica is shaking with anxiety.

Unfortunately, it is a very dangerous situation right now.

Only for you.

“Kuhuhu, I watched you all day today. It looks like you two are having a lot of fun. What is the relationship between them?”

“I don’t need to know anything, I’m tired today, so just disappear gracefully.”

“Wow, you can be cruel. If Zeke wants it, we have to get it out quickly~.”

As I said, Cheshire disappeared before my eyes in an instant.

“Nice to meet you, Alice.”

Cheshire’s voice came from behind me.

“Kyaaa..!”

And Veronica’s short scream followed immediately.

When I looked back, Cheshire and Veronica were already gone.

Oh shit.

I can’t rest in peace.

*

*

“W, where am I..? It was definitely on a bus..?”

The scenery before my eyes changed in an instant.

The huge gift boxes and seats on the bus were nowhere to be found, and all I could see were dull, dark bricks and iron bars.

“Kuhuhuh~. Welcome to Wonderland, Alice.”

A strange woman with cat ears. He clearly called himself Cheshire.

I’ve heard of it.

Because at one time, he was the criminal that the clones were most wary of.

Cheshire Cat. A mysterious devil who commits all kinds of vicious acts.

Few people were kidnapped by her and returned alive.

A being that should never be associated with anything.

Have you been kidnapped by that kind of being…?

“You, you… Did you kidnap me..? Alice…? I’m not Alice… .”

My body was shaking with fear.

I was shaking so much that it was difficult to speak properly.

“No, it doesn’t matter who you are here in Wonderland. You’re just Alice. Poor Alice, trapped in this wonderland. That’s your role.”

“What are you talking about..? What is Wonderland..?”

“Wonderland is a land of fantasy. It’s a very fun and wonderful place. Kuhuhu~. I’m sure you’ll have fun too.”

I don’t understand.

You say it’s fun, I’m not happy at all.

“ too, please send it back… Send it to Zeke… .”

“No. Now that Wonderland has begun, we cannot allow it to run its own way.”

Cheshire was just babbling something incomprehensible.

What is certain is that this woman is out of her mind.

‘What do we do? ‘What should I do?’

I spent my whole life in hiding.

So I thought it would be okay for a day or so.

To go to the place of my dreams with the person of my dreams.

I thought it would be okay for a day or so.

It was definitely a really fun and happy day,

But why did this happen?

If it’s Zeke… Shouldn’t we even be aware of this situation?

Why did you let me get kidnapped?

‘Zeek… why..?’

Today, Zeke looked very tired.

I thought it was no big deal since I was always tired.

‘no way… Did you abandon me..? ‘Because I’m annoying…?’

A chill started to run through my body.

I was more afraid of the fact that Zeke hated me than of being kidnapped by Cheshire and being held in an unknown location.

‘Probably not. Zeke even prepared a gift for me, right…? Probably not… Zeke doesn’t hate me… .’

“Ugh… Ugh… Ugh… ”

Tears started flowing. Scary thoughts kept filling my head.

“Oh my, are you crying? Are you crying in this really fun wonderland?”

“Black… Don’t cry… Ugh… .”

“Liar~.”

Cheshire, who was outside the cage, disappeared.

And a voice coming from behind me.

“Then, I’ll take you on a fun ride that will make your crying child stop~!”

Cheshire put a hand on his shoulder.

And then it flashed again and changed into a new landscape.

“Uh… uh..? eww… Ahhh..!”

A cliff of dizzying height appeared before my eyes.

In an instant, the tears went away, and my legs became weak.

My hands and feet were damp with sweat, and my heart was beating so fast that it hurt.

“I, I just stopped..! Hey, I’m not crying anymore!”

I grabbed Cheshire’s pant legs and ejaculated.

“Please, let’s go back..! Quickly..!”

“Kuhuhuh~. Are you scared?”

Cheshire squatted down and was at eye level with me.

I kept nodding my head while looking at her.

“I won’t cry. I’ll be quiet. So, please, let’s go back. Please.”

“Hmm. It’s a shame. This is really fun~.”

“It’s not fun! Oh, no, that’s… Me, I have more fun being behind bars. So let’s go back… .”

“Yes, yes. Let’s go back.”

“Really?”

“Really~.”

Cheshire slowly got me up.

Perhaps because I felt momentarily relieved, tears began to well up in my eyes again.

I grimaced and tried to stop the tears from flowing.

I didn’t know what else would happen if I cried, so I held back desperately.

“I never thought I would be this scared. Cute thing?”

Cheshire looked at me with a playful expression.

Something uneasy…

Tuk–

“Huh..?”

Why is my body falling backwards?

There’s a cliff behind here…?

Cheshire waves at me.

She is getting smaller.

No, it’s moving away.

Am I falling?

“Aaaah!!!”

Die.

I don’t want to die.

scared.

My heart hurts.

help me.

The bottom is approaching.

no.

Please stop.

Both eyes closed of their own accord.

I didn’t want to see the bottom approaching.

It’s a meaningless struggle.

Because closing your eyes doesn’t mean it stops.

But what can I do about something scary?

“Ugh..!”

It’s fluffy.

I slowly opened my tightly closed eyes.

My body fell on the soft mattress.

It hurt, but I didn’t die.

When I looked around, I saw that it wasn’t the cliff from before, but was indoors.

And the cat was smiling heartily at me.

“It was fun, right?”

“Ugh… Ugh… .”

“Would you like to ride one more time?”

“Ah, no, now, that’s enough… Do it.”

Tears welled up.

But you can’t cry.

If you cry again, I don’t know what that crazy bitch will do.

“It’s a shame, there are still a lot of fun things to do.”

“I’ll stay calm. Oh, I won’t cry, I won’t. Well, please… .”

“Kuhuhuh~. That makes him a good kid. I have to prepare to welcome Zeke, so I’m waiting~.”

Cheshire is gone.

Only then did the tension in my body ease.

But I don’t know when it will come back.

You can’t run away.

I don’t even know where this is.

Close your eyes.

Send a signal to the clones to save them.

The answer came right away.

‘Bell, wait a moment. ‘I’ll rescue you soon.’

The banshee’s voice seemed calm, but it was trembling slightly.

Soon, reports from other clones were heard.

Everyone was looking for me diligently, but there was no result.

“Ugh… Hmm… why… It’s here, why can’t I find it… Save me, please… .”

Please save me.

Zeke…